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Trinh Van Quyet, chairman and CEO of real estate group FLC, which owns the airline, said Bamboo Airways has applied to U.S. aviation authorities for permission to fly there and is now finalizing details of the service.  "We will start in the first quarter of 2020 if we get permission by the end of this year," he told the Financial Times.  An airline representative told VnExpress that the Airbus A380 is among a number of options, and the airline is also considering other wide-body jets. Leasing an A380 could be a temporary solution while the airline waits for its 10 wide-body Boeing 787-9s to be delivered, the representative added. The A380 is the world’s largest commercial airliner in use with a capacity of 853 passengers. But Airbus announced in February it would end production of the jet after failing to secure enough orders. Bamboo Airways’s announcement came after the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) granted a Category 1 rating to the Civil … [Read more...] about Bamboo Airways mulls lease of Airbus A380 for non-stop US service

Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue (R) and his Belarusian counterpart Igor Lyashenko (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue held talks with his Belarusian counterpart Igor Lyashenko on December 13, organised in the framework of the ongoing official visit by National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan to Belarus. During the talks, the two officials discussed ways to further promote economic, trade and investment cooperation, contributing to strengthening the traditional friendship and all-round cooperation between Vietnam and Belarus. They agreed that the economic, trade and investment cooperation has recorded fruits, adding that the two sides need to push the import and export of commodities that they need and have strength in such as trucks, equipment, spare parts, fertilisers and milk from Belarus, and agriculture and aquaculture products, textiles and footwear from Vietnam. The two sides will work to foster trade promotion activities and … [Read more...] about Deputy PM holds talks with Belarusian counterpart

At the meeting between Chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan and Belarusian Prime Minister Sergey Nikolayevich Rumas (Photo: VNA) Minsk (VNA) – Chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan met with Belarusian Prime Minister Sergey Nikolayevich Rumas on December 13 as part of her ongoing official visit to the European country. The Belarusian PM said the exchange of visits by senior officials over the past time has created a firm foundation for the two countries to strengthen bilateral cooperative ties. He described Vietnam as a friend and strategic partner of Belarus in Southeast Asia as the country’s socio-economic development strategies are completely compatible and similar to those of Belarus such as technological reform and high-tech development. The PM thanked Vietnam for always supporting his country’s initiatives at the global arena and the United Nations, adding that the two sides share similar viewpoints on … [Read more...] about Top legislator meets with Belarusian Prime Minister

At a joint press conference following their talks on June 29 (local time) in Moscow, State President Tran Dai Quang, who is on an official visit to Russia, and Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed particular interest in strengthening commercial cooperation, agreeing on investing more than $10 billion in both countries, the Vietnam News Agency reports. President Tran Dai Quang (R) and President Vladimir Putin. Photo: VNA The two presidents announced that investment will be poured into 20 priority projects, including a joint Vietnamese-Russian oil and gas enterprise, the construction of a light industrial zone in Moscow, and projects carried out by Vietnamese dairy group TH in some Russian localities. Another $500 million will be spent on projects with high potential in new areas of bilateral cooperation, such as agriculture or medicinal herbs. The two countries have also set an ambitious target of raising bilateral trade to $10 billion by 2020. Oil and gas will remain … [Read more...] about Vietnam & Russia agree on $10bn bilateral investment

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (R) and General Director of Zarubezhneft JSC Sergey Ivanovich Kudryashov (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnamese Government always gives the top priority to oil and gas cooperation projects with Russia, said Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc at a reception for General Director of Zarubezhneft JSC Sergey Ivanovich Kudryashov in Hanoi on December 13. The PM described Russia as a reliable partner of Vietnam throughout the history, and welcomed the Russian company’s willingness to cooperate with Vietnam. Kudryashov recalled his impression about PM Phuc’s visit to Zarubezhneft headquarters during his official visit to Russia in May 2019. He informed the PM about the good business outcomes of petroleum joint ventures between Zarubezhneft and the Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam), which are Vietsovpetro in Vietnam and Rusvietpetro in Russia. Zarubezhneft has been actively promoting key cooperation projects in the field of oil and … [Read more...] about Vietnam prioritises oil and gas cooperation projects with Russia: PM